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Originally Posted by bulleriina
I found something good to put in my coffee since I'm not able to use RTDs..
Silk Pure Almond Milk, unsweetened. I cup 35 cal, fat 2.5g, carbs 1 and fiber 1 (net carbs 0???) What do you think, is this even better than skim milk ? and it says 50 % more calcium than milk..
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On occasion it would be fine. It has more fat than you need so, use it cautiously and take it out if your weight loss slows down.
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Originally Posted by CutieEli
Good morning all IP'ers!!!
I hope you all had an excellent day yesterday and I wish the same for today!!
I FINALLY got a.... SIGNATURE WOUHOU! I feel official now LOL
First of all...today I am in a GREAT MOOD! I don't know why I just woke up and I had a smile on my face..lol
Last night our friend called my boyfriend and I and asked if we wanted to go on a road trip in May to South Carolina to go visit some friends!!! I am psyched last time we saw them was two years ago in Vegas ...we had the chance to meet them since the guy was on the same hockey team as our friend!!!
Anywhoooo.....WOUHOU now THIS gives me MOTIVATION to lose some more weight so I could look good and enjoy myself and not be self conscious of what I look like while being around thin / skinny hot people for a week!!! on top of that 2 years ago was my heaviest so it will be one heck of a before and after!!
One day at a time and WE CAN DO THIS
Have a great day...YA'LL (I have to start practicing lolol )
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How fun!!! Road trips with the right people are great! I am so glad you have a short term motivator. That's wonderful! Can't wait to see you turn up the heat and drop some extra pounds!
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Originally Posted by Addy
Good moring all.
Sending good vibes to everyone.
Things have been going well, dispite the winter blahs. My husband who has been in manintanance since Nov is still holding strong and has found his grove.
My sister who started IP in December had a bit of a slow start and felt discouraged at first. She had a wonderful WI yesterday, WI #4 -7lbs! I am so happy for her. I'm holding steady at aprox 3lbs/week and I am thrilled!! I love this program. I'll be honest, there are times when my will power is challenged, but all I have to do is look back to where I was 8 months and 114lbs ago, I don't want to go back there.
Have a wonderful day all
Ronda
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Thanks for stopping in and updating us. I am so happy things are still going strong for you and your family. 114 pounds! Isn't that amazing! Do you ever get used to hearing yourself say "I lost 114 lbs." and not crack a giant smile? Congratulations to all your wonderful efforts!
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Originally Posted by tbf410
anyone else notice that the lemon bars taste like the lemon girl scout cookies? yum!
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The first time I had one it reminded me of the LUNA lemon zest bar.
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Originally Posted by Lalison
Morning everyone! I have my first WI today so we will see how it goes! Even if the scale hasn't changed much (which I'm not sure how it couldn't) I had a NSV yesterday! A pair of jeans that were tight and created quite the muffin top last week are now muffin top free! So there must be some change. I'm off to try the omelet... not so sure about that one but I will give it a try!
Have a wonderful day everyone!
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Congratulations! I love how quickly we change and see it in our clothing too! I personally love the omelet and it can be done as eggs in the microwave. I enjoy adding some extra veggies to it or on the side as well.
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Originally Posted by AvaLynn
HELLO! Happy Thursday Ip'ers <3
So............ I went for my WI this morning & I didn't lose a lb, however I did lose 4.5inchs.... how is that even possible?
Confused!
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It does seem odd, doesn't it. I was told that as our skin shrinks back, tightens up, etc, we lose size but not pounds. ALSO, if you do add a bit of muscle, it might hide a lose and still, being more compact, cause you to drop some inches. Not sure which is at play or if there are other possible answers but, those were two given to me when I asked.
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Originally Posted by Coloradodivegirl
Hello Ip'ers!
It's another visit from your IP'er wanna be. Decided I jump down from the rafters for a post. I am working on my grocery lists for IP. Would like to start purchasing stuff a little at a time, since I know that the week of Feb 16th (workshop day) will be a pricey one. I have two lists going. One that I can starting buying now and one of veggies that I will have to purchase the day before workshop. (I plan on starting Feb. 17th) Will take any ideas that you are willing to share with me. TIA!
To be purchase now
4 Waters (in 64oz bottles) would love to drink 2 a day
Mrs. Dash
Sea Salt (I have pepper, pepper and more pepper. I LOVE pepper)
Tea bags
Biotin (have to take care of my nails, they are my best feature)
EVOO spray
Extracts
Davinci sryup
Minced Garlic (I love garlic!)
Veggie's to be purchased later
Cauliflower
Braccoli
Onion
Green Peppers
Lettuce, lettuce, Lettuce
Lemon & Lime
Kale (kale chips sound totally yummy)
Chicken Breast & other lean proteins.
I'm curious, how many heads of braccoli and cauliflower do you guys go thru in a week?
Alsom what kind of vinegar can I use if any? As much as the sound of WF is freaking me out, do you know Amber if any local stores carry the packets of salad dressings, for eating out?
Thanks everyone for your help! Best of luck to all of you and thanks so
much for pumping me up for IP!
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I love how you are preparing!!! Here are my thoughts based on your lists:
To be purchase now
Sea Salt - find redmond's real salt or a salt that is fully mineralize and has iodine/iodide in it. You will need it! Save yourself buying the wrong sea salt.
Tea bags - get a mix of caf and decaf. get herbal. get some to relax you some to pick you up. get some spicey. have a wide variety. I find I have now settle on a black tea, earl grey, chai, caramel, mint, tazo zen, fruit, and chamomile, and LICORICE. It all works at some point. I even brew some up to keep iced (mint is great or the fruit teas) for when I want something other than water that counts for water (herb teas count).
Biotin - Also get some vitamin C. you can have significantly less and, with the stress of doing a new diet and flu season, boosting this can help some.
EVOO spray - I bought a misto bottle. I fill it with my own oil and it is more economical
Extracts - I use mint, vanilla, orange, chocolate, almond, cherry, and lemon. I use the mint and lemon most often.
Davinci sryup - I started with these. The caramel sugar free is great and I still use it. INSTEAD, I now use the flavored stevia, you can use it more freely and not get the added carbs if you over use it.
Look for sweet leaf liquid stevia FLAVORED it comes in 14 flavors:mint,
lemon, orange, apricot, grape, raspberry, root beer,
english toffee, vanilla creme, chocolate raspberry, dark chocolate,
cinnamon, hazelnut, and plain. They are great. They seem a bit pricey but you get a lot of flavor. My favorites are in bold.
Minced Garlic (I love garlic!) BE CAUTIOUS with the use of garlic. I use a lot too but, if you were to ever stall out or slow down, cut back a bit here. It has more carbs (especially in powdered form) than people realize.
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (Bragg's is my favorite)
GOOD SOY SAUCE that is gluten free and low sodium would be best. I use trader joe's soy sauce. It has a great flavor.
AMINO ACIDS by Braggs. They work great and taste like soy. I add them to my salad.
Walden Farms to go packets of italian dressing or a small container that tightly closes to make and take your own dressing.
A low carb mustard or dijon mustard if you like it. I use annie's dijon and westbrae stoneground mustard. both are pretty low sodium and zero carb.
Veggie's to be purchased later
Cauliflower (I use 2 a week)
Braccoli (I use 5 or 6 stalks a week)
Onion (I only use 1 or 2 a week)
Green Peppers
Lettuce, lettuce, Lettuce (I use about 8 to 10 a week)
Lemon & Lime (I only use 1 or 2 lemons a week)
Kale ( I use about 1 produce bag a week)
Chicken Breast & other lean proteins. (I also use egg whites, fish, and red meat once a week)
I'd add:
mushroom if you like it (I go through about 1 of those small containers a week)
asparagus (I get about 2 pounds. I love this!)
cucumber (I use about 2 or 3 a week)
zucchini (I use about 2 a week)
spinach (I use about 1 bag a week sometimes 2 if I cut back on asparagus)
For kitchen tools that prove useful:
a good scale to weigh things out
a bottle to keep salad dressing in or make it in
a steamer
sports bottle for water
blender bottle or shaker bottle for shakes/pudding (they may give you one in your start up)
nonstick pan
You probably have most of those or know what to use in their place.
IF you can't find the wf to go dressing, try ordering it off line. That works for several people on here.
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Originally Posted by Coloradodivegirl
Ohhhh and one more thing....
and I KNOW this is a long shot.....
any IP products that taste like red licorice?
lol!
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What DOES red licorice taste like? I know black. I have never had red and so many people seem to like it. I just never seem interested to try it or forget to when I see it.
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Originally Posted by Spiffsgal
That could be dangerous! I do love the lemon pudding and the banana pudding. I mix them in my magic bullet and let them sit in the fridge until nice and cold. The banana reminds me of banana creme pie! A nice treat.
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Originally Posted by tbf410
That sounds good! I'll have to try the banana one!
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OOOOOO!!
That was the one that I thought was yuck! It reminded me of banana laffy taffy!
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Originally Posted by DinobowerRN
There was some talk about a praline caramel tea. I can't remember where it was, I have been reading so much of these forums I am getting lost. What brand is the praline caramel tea? Would like to get me some!!
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I use stash's decaf caramel creme tea. I add a little english toffee stevia or WF caramel dip to it. YUM.
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Originally Posted by Linden
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So where do I go from here? where can I go. I know I should be able to figure this out, and do it cheerfully, but I'm kind of mind-numb from the long trip, the unaccousstomed cold, lack of sleep and, most of all, because of the concern for the puppy with pneumonia. As things stand, I think I may be doing more damage than good. But this is about me; it doesn't negate the benefits of the IP Program.
If any of you can see clearly, even through a portion of a solution, I'll probably be grateful for the rest of my life. And you know what, after 7 months, I'd really like to get a sensible, balanced life back. And walk for miles, and miles. I mean, I'm in a city again, for crying out loud.
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Well.... you could try to find an alternate protein or a whey protein of good quality over there and then do a phase 2 weight loss process. Without the soy you might lose more quickly and because it is phase 2 you would only need 2 of the protein packets/scoops a day and it would give more flexibility.
You could do the diet with real foods as Dr Tran outlines it on his website and book.
So far... that's all I got!